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T-Mobile takes the No. 3 US carrier spot from Sprint

There’s been a lot of debate lately about when T-Mobile would overtake Sprint as the number three carrier in the US in terms of total subscribers, with the two carriers inching closer and closer in recent quarters. Now it looks like T-Mobile has finally done it. Sprint today reported the results for the first quarter of its fiscal 2015, which ended on June 30. Marcelo Claure and Co. say … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ press renders leak

We’re now about two weeks out from Samsung’s next big event, but we don’t have to wait that long to see the phones that Sammy will unveil there. Well-known leaker @evleaks has shared some press renders of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+. While there’s not a ton of information that we can glean by looking at the fronts of the devices, the Note 5 does appear … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s BlackBerry Classic sale shaves nearly $70 off the ‘Berry’s price

When BlackBerry and T-Mobile ended their kerfuffle back in May, the two celebrated by unleashing the BlackBerry Classic on T-Mo’s shelves. Now the sole BlackBerry on T-Mobile’s roster is in the news again thanks to a sale. T-Mobile is now offering the BlackBerry Classic for $369.99, a full $69.93 off of the Classic’s previous price of $439.92. If you long to feel BlackBerry’s fabled physical keyboard beneath … [read full article]

T-Mobile reports solid Q2 2015 with growth in total net adds, income

After previewing its Q2 2015 results earlier this month, T-Mobile today released all of the stats for its second quarter of 2015. T-Mo had 2.07 million total net adds for the second quarter, a number that includes 1 million branded postpaid adds and 178,000 branded prepaid adds. To compare, total net adds for Q1 2015 were 1.82 million and the total for Q2 2014 was 1.47 million. … [read full article]

Another giveaway happening later today thanks to Des Smith

If doing a John Legere impression for an iTunes gift card isn’t your thing, perhaps you’ll be interested in Des Smith’s new giveaway. Product guy Des Smith will be hosting a live “Inside the Box” and an Alcatel OneTouch giveaway today at 2:00 pm Pacific/5:00 pm Eastern. Humpday just got way better! Tune in at 2:00PM Pacific today for a live “Inside the Box” & @ALCATEL1TOUCH GIVEAWAY! [read full article]

Motorola intros three new Android phones: Moto X Style, Moto X Play, and Moto G

Motorola held a big event this morning and took the wraps off of three, count ‘em, three, new Android phones. As you’d expect, there’s a lot of stuff to cover here, so let’s dive right in. The Moto X Style is the biggest of the bunch, packing a 5.7-inch 2560×1440 display. Flanking either side of that screen are front-facing speakers, and the front of the Style is also … [read full article]

Next Un-carrier Amped doubles down on Apple with Music Freedom expansion, new iPhone upgrade offer

What’s the next Un-carrier Amped move? Music Freedom. John Legere is back from vacation and is amping up its Music Freedom move by adding Apple Music to the feature. That means that you can now use Apple’s new music streaming service without the usage counting against your data plan. Apple Music’s addition to Music Freedom takes effect immediately. T-Mo is doubling down on Apple with a new iPhone offer as well. The Un-carrier says … [read full article]

OnePlus 2 revealed after weeks of hype, will launch on August 11

The OnePlus One wasn’t officially released by T-Mobile, but its low price and unlocked GSM body made it an attractive device. Now the OnePlus 2 is here, and it’s better suited for T-Mo with band 12 LTE support. The OnePlus 2 is now official, and it’s launching in the US on August 11. OnePlus’s new flagship Android phone offers a 5.5-inch 1080p display, which is the same as the OnePlus … [read full article]